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The Rukamani temple 38 at Dwarka. is vaguely noticed. It is older than the present Dwarkadhisa temple. It faces west. In plan it consists of a square garbhagriha, an attached mandapa and a porch. There is also another open rectangular detached porch in front of the porch attached to the mandapa. The door frame, the lintel and the threshold of the garbhagriha are older. The door frame consists of three Sakhas (jambs) with usual niches for gods and goddesses, similarly the recessed lintel also has niches for gods and goddesses and dancing damsels. The centre of the upper jamb of the door frame is marked with a figure of Ganesa. The garbhagriha has a recessed seat on which the present image of Rukamani is consecrated. The pillars of the mandapa have kicaka mouldings at bharant. The shafts of the pillars have bands of Kirtimukha. The popular ghatpallava moulding is seen at the base of the pillars. The original superstructure of the mandapa seems to have been perished, the present dome being a newly erected structure. In front of the attached porch there is is a rectangular detached open porch. Its pillars and brackets supporting the beams are quite dissimilar to those of the mandapa and the attached porch. Its seems to have been a later addition to the structure. The brackets are similar in design, but smaller in dimension, in comparision to those found in the Hiragate at Dabhoi. The exterior of the shrine is profusely carved with gajathara, narathara and grasapatti as the moulding of the base. Over the mouldings of kumbha there are ornate niches in which 38. Here Fig. 153.

512 The Structural Temples of Gujarat beautiful sculptures of goodesses, damsels and female figures, indicative of temple being dedicated to a goddess, are found. Over the chajja moulding the curvillinear spire of the shrine rises in the usual vertical chases corresponding to those of the walls from base to the top, surmounted by sringas and urusrngas till the apex is attained, which is adorned with the usual amalaka and a finial. Similar carvings are also seen at the lower mouldings of the exterior of the mandapa and attached porch.